diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 4fb8c50ac..17985fcc7 100755
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.1.3.17"
+VERSION = "1.1.3.18"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/takeover/metasploit.py b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
index dd110132d..fcfe16100 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/metasploit.py
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ class Metasploit:
 
             except (EOFError, IOError, select.error):
                 return proc.returncode
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                pass
 
     def createMsfShellcode(self, exitfunc, format, extra, encode):
         infoMsg = "creating Metasploit Framework multi-stage shellcode "
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 91a9ace47..4a25f84df 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ a8143dab9d3a27490f7d49b6b29ea530  lib/core/data.py
 d8e9250f3775119df07e9070eddccd16  lib/core/replication.py
 785f86e3f963fa3798f84286a4e83ff2  lib/core/revision.py
 40c80b28b3a5819b737a5a17d4565ae9  lib/core/session.py
-14b5553a88c2a79c77d82593aa0e9623  lib/core/settings.py
+9ff6b6ecbf805c83da22d55ab9726e9e  lib/core/settings.py
 d91291997d2bd2f6028aaf371bf1d3b6  lib/core/shell.py
 2ad85c130cc5f2b3701ea85c2f6bbf20  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 afd0636d2e93c23f4f0a5c9b6023ea17  lib/core/target.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ b581e0c5e27cd927883f2c7f1705bf4e  lib/request/redirecthandler.py
 36518b36ae0cf199490457916a85b367  lib/takeover/abstraction.py
 c6bc7961a186baabe0a9f5b7e0d8974b  lib/takeover/icmpsh.py
 310efc965c862cfbd7b0da5150a5ad36  lib/takeover/__init__.py
-afa862626746ddfd8557cdf0fa25bfdf  lib/takeover/metasploit.py
+c90c993b020a6ae0f0e497fd84f37466  lib/takeover/metasploit.py
 ac541a0d38e4ecb4e41e97799a7235f4  lib/takeover/registry.py
 4cd0322f22fbc26284cffa9f8f7545ef  lib/takeover/udf.py
 a610e0ef2fb8512604c2b6c081174850  lib/takeover/web.py